Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and affable demeanour; honourable himself, and in his judgement of others; faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man....such a man is a true gentleman. Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes From Ralph Waldo Emerson What matters most is not what is behind us or before us, but what is within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson behinds what-matters matter Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Football is four 15-minute quarters. Plus timeouts and commercials. Ralph Waldo Emerson organized-life four football To be gret is to be misunderstood. Ralph Waldo Emerson misunderstood Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman - repose in energy. The Greek battle pieces are calm; the heroes, in whatever violent actions engaged, retain a serene aspect. Ralph Waldo Emerson gentleman greek hero Find the journey's end in every step. Ralph Waldo Emerson ends journey steps It is better to be a thorn in the side of a friend than an echo. Ralph Waldo Emerson echoes sides Your work should be in praise of what you love. Ralph Waldo Emerson what-you-love should praise It is only as a man puts off from himself all external support, and stands alone, that I see him to be strong and to prevail. Ralph Waldo Emerson support strong men I cannot marry the facts of William Shakespeare to his verse: Other men had led lives in some sort of keeping with their thought, but this man is in wide contrast. Ralph Waldo Emerson contrast men facts In the Fiji islands, it appears, cannibalism is now familiar. They eat thier own wives and children. We only devour widows' houses, and great merchants outwit and absorb the substance of small ones, and every man feeds on his neighbor's labor if he can. It is a milder form of cannibalism. Ralph Waldo Emerson islands men children I read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional. Ralph Waldo Emerson verses painter conventional I shun father and mother and wife and brother, when my genius calls me. Ralph Waldo Emerson brother mother father The inquiry leads us to that source, at once the essence of genius, of virtue, and of life, which we call Spontaneity or Instinct. Ralph Waldo Emerson inquiry genius essence You have a place to live in this world which no other man can occupy; hence no competitors. Ralph Waldo Emerson places-to-live men world Human beings cannot endure the geological chaos they encounter under the soil of their own gardens. Ralph Waldo Emerson soil encounters garden We come to our own and would make friends with matter, which the ambitious chatter of the schools would persuade us to despise. We can never part with it; the mind loves its old home: as water to our thirst, so is rock, the ground, to our eyes, and hands, and feet. It is firm water: it is cold flame: what health, what affinity! Ralph Waldo Emerson eye home school I remember an answer which when quite young I was prompted to make a valued adviser who was wont to importune me with the dear old doctrines of the church. On my saying, What have I to do with the sacredness of traditions, if I live wholly from within? my friend suggested, - "But these impulses may be from below, not from above." I replied, 'They do not seem to me to be such; but if I am the devil's child, I will live then from the devil.' Ralph Waldo Emerson devil church children Adult males are what their moms designed them. Ralph Waldo Emerson males adults mom Every man's condition is a solution in hieroglyph to those inquiries he would put. He acts it as life before he apprehends it as truth. Ralph Waldo Emerson inquiry solutions men Others can get in your way temporarily, but only you can get out of your way permanently. Our best thoughts come from others. Ralph Waldo Emerson way
